Mercyland (Propeller Sound Recordings). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Twenty-three years after his Sonic Recipe for Love, Steve Stav writes a playlist for the brokenhearted victims of another corporate holiday: the first Valentine’s Day of the second Trump era.

Public Stain (Jagjaguwar). Review by Matthew Moyer.

With a riotous sonic assault that nearly brought down the balcony at the Bowery Ballroom, Superchunk showed they still have the fire and intensity of their youth, kicking out the jams, shredding the wallpaper, and bringing the noise to a very enthusiastic crowd that included Jeff Schweers.

Tragically, The Knack’s career has come to a close with the passing of frontman/ songwriter/ guitarist Doug Fieger on Valentine’s Day 2010. Steve Stav remembers the man, resurrecting this interview conducted for Ink 19 a few days after Fieger’s 53rd birthday in 2005.

Jen Cray is delighted to report that Green Day has morphed into an unstoppable rock ‘n’ roll band, capable of holding entire arenas of fans in the palm of its collective sweaty hand. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.

So This Is Great Britain? (TVT). Review by Jen Cray.

A New Language (V2). Review by Kiran Aditham.

This Is…Eurovox (Saville Row Recordings). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Shake the Sheets (Lookout!). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Dylan Garret chats with Dan Geller of I Am The World Trade Center about dance music, DJing, downloads, and how New York City needs to stop being so damned expensive already. All this and more, with less questions about the band’s name than you’ve come to expect. Well, okay, just one. But it’s a good one.

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Up The Bracket (Rough Trade). Review by Danny Lewis.

Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead (Lookout!). Review by Stein Haukland.

Hearts Of Oak (Lookout!). Review by Julio Diaz.

Various Artists (Modmusic). Review by Stein Haukland.

Private Lines EP (Jagjaguwar). Review by Stein Haukland.

Hi-Fi Serious (Mammoth). Review by Stein Haukland.

Tyranny (TKO). Review by Brian Kruger.

Cowboys And Indians (Cruel). Review by Julio Diaz.